Paying Agent Services for M&A and Litigation Settlements
Expert Support for Multi-Party Payment Distribution. Distributing funds to hundreds of payees should not consume your team time or expose you to risk. We handle verification, secure fund holding, and payment execution for M&A, class actions, and complex transactions.
£18bn+ processed
We have processed over £18 billion in payments, supporting law firms with M&A deals involving hundreds of shareholders, litigation settlements with thousands of claimants, and cross-border distributions.
40+ Top 100 Firms
Trusted by 40 of the UK's top 100 law firms for complex paying agent transactions.
Global Paying Capability
Send funds to payees internationally in 86+ jurisdictions with transparent multi-currency support.
Why choose Shieldpay?
- Simple and efficient contract set up
- Easily set up complex payment flows for your unique requirements
- Robust KYC and verification checks
Paying agent to suit your transactional needs
Recent insurance industry transaction with payments facilitated by Shieldpay’s Paying Agent application, ensuring secure proceeds for all parties involved:
Fast and secure solutions to suit your deal
Using Shieldpay Paying Agent solution reduces the administrative burden of a complex transaction. With KYC capability built into our all-in-one platform and data transferred via API, not only does Shieldpay save you time on manual tasks but also mitigates risks associated with manual data entry and transfer.
Your point of contact will always be on hand to provide guidance to ensure the outcome you need from your transaction.
UK Top 20 Law Firm
The law firm was grappling with a complex and manual process of shareholder notifications, KYC and accurate capturing of bank details for 418 sellers, to pass on to the paying agent to initiate the high value transactions. The firm recognised that the time spent by fee earners on these non-billable hours was costly and inefficient.
